HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Antoninus Pius, Gladiator, Latifundium
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Were people trained to fight for public entertainment in arenas. Spartacus led the largest slave revolt, being a gladiator. Summary of events in the fall of the roman republic: Farmers became soldiers abandonment of farms fall in farm prices. As a result, the sellout of farms, the growth of a large unemployed class in italian cities, and the import of grain from rome"s territories occurred. Thus, the pyramiding of wealth between rich and poor occurred. As a result, more unemployment/civil war/search for leadership happened. Following gracchus brothers made reforms and the first triumvirate was formed; this led to julius caesar as dictator and consul senators and nobles feared usurpation of power caesar was assassinated in march 15, 44 b. c. e. This led to a civil war in 42 b. c. e. The second triumvirate was formed brutus, who had betrayed caesar, was defeated, leading to a civil war in 31 b. c. e. Subsequently, antony and cleopatra were defeated in sea battle.
